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Undocumented immigration

What role do immigrants play in U.S. labor force?

by Mitchell Hartman
Apr 5, 2018
The percentage of immigrant workers has increased since 2000. President Trump and many congressional Republicans want to reverse that trend.
Candidates for US citizenship take the oath of allegiance during a Naturalization Ceremony for new US citizens at the City Hall of Jersey City in New Jersey on Feb. 22, 2017.
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The American dream: How undocumented immigrants buy homes in the U.S.

by Jana Kasperkevic
Sep 11, 2017
It’s all thanks to ITINs — individual tax identification numbers.
Home ownership is part of the American dream. 
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As farmworkers grow scarce, wages are on the rise

by Kai Ryssdal
Mar 23, 2017
But that's not attracting native-born American laborers to the fields yet, L.A. Times reporter says.
California farmers face such tight labor pools that some are replacing grapes with almonds, which require much less human labor.
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